Simonside Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Unique reference
150329
Address
Bedeburn Road, Westerhope, NE5 4LG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
275 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
46.5%
Girls
53.5%
First language not English
15.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
66.9%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80.4%
African 5.5%
Mixed 2.6%
Other Black 2.5%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 2.2%
Other White 1.8%
Chinese 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Simonside Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
24
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher20.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
6
3
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
4
6
Reception, Full-time
34
17
17
Year 1
41
15
26
Year 2
36
19
17
Year 3
31
17
14
Year 4
35
17
18
Year 5
34
14
20
Year 6
41
19
22
Year 2023-2024

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